Theoretical chemist and long time Executive Director of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society)

African-American chemist worked on the development of an effective pertussis vaccine

Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Irish-born Scottish physicist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor made seminal contributions to thermodynamics, among many other fields

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Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

From cure-all to most notorious drug of the 20th century

Highlights from the chemistry community, with a special focus on Europe—This month: How does a candle burn in zero gravity? - What bacteria are on the ISS? - etc.

Who is the first person to have an element named after them in their lifetime? And who is the second?

The chemist and entrepreneur began as a pharmacist at his "Grüne Apotheke," improved chemicals for photography, founded Schering AG, and co-founded the German Chemical Society